NADIA KOOLINA
Animation Production Coordinator
Nadia Koolina (she/her) has been working on projects at BuzzFeed since 2022 and has always been drawn to animation. Nadia believes stories make the world go round, and as the internet continues to make the world a smaller place, quality storytelling (with heart) is needed more than ever. At the Animation Lab, she facilitates projects between the creative, leadership, social, and tech teams. Her favorite thing about the role is getting to work so closely with a wide variety of talented teams. Nadia also really appreciates how supportive Zee and Elisabeth are in helping her be a part of projects that excite her, and how lean the Animation Lab is compared to a traditional animation studio. To her, the Lab is truly a marriage between storytelling, animation, and the madness that is the internet, and she’s grateful and stoked to be a part of it! Looking forward, she hopes to find different ways to bridge her passions for sustainability, product design, and of course, animation.
Nadia's favorite workflow shortcut is Figma. When appropriate, she delights in using Figma as a speedy way to mess around with assets in a pinch. Her advice for aspiring animators is, “When it comes to putting yourself out there: shipping over perfection! While delivering high quality work that you’re proud of is important, you risk missing out on crazy cool opportunities by waiting for the unlikely day when you’re 100% happy with your work to arrive.”
From Singapore, Nadia now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her favorite thing about New York is her apartment's balcony and the quiet moments she gets to spend on it. She’s obsessed with bananas, long drives, making amateur tacos with her roommate, Netflix's Klaus, working out with her dad, watching crummy Christmas rom-coms while she cooks, and her mom’s chicken soup.
Find Nadia on Instagram @nadiakoolina
FROM THE TEAM
“Nadia is enthusiastic, passionate, and quick to learn. She is developing a great eye for detail and has been a joy to work with from the beginning!”
“It’s been so great having Nadia on the team! She always goes above and beyond to ensure her work is of the best quality that it can be. It really shows how passionate she is about the Animation Lab and about the success of our team and each project she is attached to! It really is a pleasure to work with someone with so much dedication and enthusiasm.”